Smoked Beer Can Chicken

[SnellySmokesEm]

I smoked a whole chicken Sunday for the MIL. I rubbed it with Jan's rub (man the recipe makes a bunch, I feel like I have been using it for weeks, but man is it good!)  I smoked with Apple for 3 hours @250 and then put in the oven @350 to crisp up the skin and bring the IT to 180.


The chicken was very good.  Maybe a tad dry.  I am guessing I could have taken the IT to 170 and it would have been better.
I also threw together a quick cucumber salad:  Cucumber, onions, carrots, fresh parsley, Oil and Red Wine Vinegar and Italian dressing

[Tenpoint5]

Looks good Snelly gotta keep the MIL happy!

[squirtthecat]

Nice!   I have that same beer can holder thingie.  3 actually.   

I tried one directly on the can once.
Won't do that again. (flopped over, spilled, flooded the drip pan in my Weber gasser..)

I take my beer butted birds to 165° in the breast, and call it good after they rest a bit.

[oakville smoker]

Well done
This is one of the best way to cook chicken in my opinion
I think I am going to try one in my Bubba this weekend
Couple hours smoke in the DBS, finish in Bubba

[SnellySmokesEm]

Nice!   I have that same beer can holder thingie.  3 actually.   

I tried one directly on the can once.
Won't do that again. (flopped over, spilled, flooded the drip pan in my Weber gasser..)

I take my beer butted birds to 165° in the breast, and call it good after they rest a bit.

I usually like my chicken around 165-170 but the MIL is very picky about her meat so I wanted to go "by the book" on this one.  ???  It still was very good and it is alson my favorite way to cook a whole chicken.... well except for chicken soup.   ;D ;D ;D

[StickyDan]

Looks great.  Was that cooked on a Bradley?  I didn't think there would be enough heat there to make the beer steam.  Is there a trick to it?
I attempted Beer Butt Chicken once about 4 years ago with miserable results.  Never tried it again but you have peaked my interest.

[SnellySmokesEm]

Sticky-
I have a masterbuilt elec. smoker that pegs out at about 170